1715 - 1806 Person Name: Dr. J. Alcock Composer of "[God be merciful unto us and bless us]" in The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 John Alcock, doctor of music, was born in London, April 11, 1715; he composed songs, church music, glees, anthems, instrumental music, chantes, etc., and obtained the prize at the Catch Club; died at Lichfield, 1806, aged 91.
A Dictionary of Musical Information by John W. Moore, Boston: Oliver, Ditson & Company, 1876
John Alcock