"An English Gradual", is a compendium of English chants for use at Mass.

For forty years the monks of Belmont have been singing English texts at the Conventual Mass to the music of Dom Alan Rees, alternating with traditional Latin chants. Most of these simple settings of biblical texts were never set out in book form by Dom Alan. Some existed on bits of paper or even in the memory of those who had sung them. However, since his untimely death in 2006, the brethren have felt the need to collate his compositions into an English Gradual as an aid to singing the Mass. Many other communities also use these chants, finding them helpful, prayerful and easy to sing. Though very short, often just a sentence of Scripture, they are beautifully crafted and easy to remember.

Most of the musical settings are those of Dom Alan Rees, though a few are by Dom Laurence Bevenot and Dom Charles Watson at his request. One or two Dom Alan borrowed from Stanbrook Abbey and from Gelineau. Each Introit, Offertory and Communion chant is accompanied by a selection of verses from a given psalm, taken from the singing version of the Grail Psalter as used at Belmont. The chants should be sung like Gregorian Chant following the rhythm of the language. They can be accompanied or not as best suits the occasion. Although the chants are given in specific sections, they can, in fact, be used as needed. To this English Gradual we have added a selection of Dom Alan's simple Mass ordinaries. In the case of the Gloria, Sanctus and Eucharistic Acclamations these have been adapted to the new translation of the Roman Missal that came into effect in 2011.