Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848 – 1918) was an English composer, probably best known for his setting of William Blake's poem, "Jerusalem", the coronation anthem "I Was Glad" and the hymn tune "Repton" which sets the words Dear Lord and Father of Mankind.

While a student at Eton, Parry took music lessons from George Elvey. The instruction was so successful that Parry earned a Bachelor’s of Music from Oxford at age 18. After graduation, he worked for three years as a clerk at the insurance company of Lloyds of London.

He published his first orchestral work in 1878 (Piano Concerto in F# Minor), and went on to compose a wide variety of works: oratorios, librettos, chamber pieces, cantatas, odes, choral works and solo songs.

In 1883, Parry became a teacher at the Royal College of Music; he rose to be its second director, 1894-1918. During this period, he published several books, including The Art of Music (1893 & 1896) and The Music of the Seventeenth Century (1902). He was knighted in 1898, and made a baronet in 1903.

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