My roots are in Southern Gospel and I had not heard this before. I heard it on Bluegrass PBS on the radio as I drove to Wal-Mart Saturday morning.
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The Man Who Wore The scarlet Purple Robe by Ralph Stanley
There's a story so unkind in
the Holy book we find
And it tells how Jesus stood
alone one day
False accused and there
condemned yet they found no fault with Him
The man who wore the scarlet
purple robe
Purple robe my Savior wore oh the shame for
me he bore
As He stood alone, forsaken on that day
And they placed upon His head piercing
thorns and blood stained red
His raiment was a scarlet purple robe
In the common judgment hall
he was mocked and scorned by all
And a tear of sorrow fell
upon His cheek
Soldiers of the wicked man
smote Him with their evil hand
The Man who wore the scarlet
purple robe
Words of truth that day were
plain from the lips of Pilot came
In this man I find no reason
He should die
But the multitudes replied
let Him now be crucified
The man who wore the scarlet
purple robe
Oh the River Of Jordan is
many miles away
And this mighty river I may
never see
But I'll find myself an alter
in an old fashioned church