This anthem was written for All Saints' Day, the words from a hymn by Isaac Watts.
Sir Ernest Bullock (1890-1979) was not primarily a composer, but an educationalist and organist. He was born in Wigan, where he became organist at his parish church. He was then assistant organist at Leeds Parish Church in 1907. In 1908, he received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Durham, gaining his Doctor of Music in 1914. In 1912, he was assistant organist at Manchester Cathedral. After WW1 he was organist at St Michael's College, Tenbury, almost immediately moving to Exeter as cathedral organist in 1919. In 1928 he succeeded Sir Sidney Nicholson as Master of Choristers in Westminster Abbey. He provided music for the coronation of King George VI, writing most of the fanfares for that and also the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953.
In 1941, Bullock went to Glasgow as the Gardiner Professor in Music at the university. In 1952 he became director of the Royal College of Music. He was knighted in 1951 and he retired in 1960.
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