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All hail, Thou great Redeemer, hail

Overview of Joseph Irons's nineteenth-century hymn "All hail, Thou great Redeemer, hail," focusing on the perseverance of the saints.

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"All hail, Thou great Redeemer, hail" is a nineteenth-century hymn written by English minister Joseph Irons on the theological theme of the perseverance of the saints. The text was first published in the third edition of his collection Zion's Songs in 1825 (No. 157).

In 1872, the hymn was included without alteration in Charles Vincent Snepp's hymnal, Songs of Grace and Glory (No. 412).

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