<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> "God Save the Queen" (alternatively "God Save the King", depending on the gender of the reigning monarch) is the national or royal anthem in a number of Commonwealth realms, their territories, and the British Crown dependencies . The author of the tune is unknown, and it may originate in plainchant; but an attribution to the composer John Bull is sometimes made . </P> <P> The term "God Save the King" historically first appeared in the Hebrew Tanach, in the Book of Kings (1 Kings 1: 38--40): </P>

Who wrote the music to god save the king