
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5706 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D First Line: A purple robe, a crown of thorn Lyrics: 1. A purple robe, a crown of thorn,
A reed in His right hand;
Before the soldiers’ spite and scorn
I see my Savior stand.
He bears between the Roman guard
The weight of all our woe;
A stumbling figure, bowed and scarred,
I see my Savior go.
The following verse fits with only with Common Meter tunes:
Fast to the cross’s spreading span,
High in the sunlit air,
All the unnumbered sins of man
I see my Saviour bear.
2. He hangs, by whom the world was made,
Beneath the darkened sky;
The everlasting ransom paid,
I see my Savior die.
He shares on high His Father’s throne,
Who once in mercy came;
For all His love to sinners shown
I sing my Savior’s Name.
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A Purple Robe