Monk's Gate is a hamlet in the civil parish of Nuthurst, in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A281 road 3 miles (5 km) southeast from Horsham.
| Monk's Gate | |
|---|---|
 Saxtons Farm, Monks Gate | |
  Monk's Gate Location within West Sussex | |
| OS grid reference | TQ202276 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
Hymn tune
editAlthough it is a tiny settlement, its name is well known around the world as a popular hymn tune in 65 65 66 65 meter to the hymn To be a pilgrim.
When Ralph Vaughan Williams was commissioned at the start of the 20th century to edit a new hymnal as an alternative to Hymns Ancient and Modern, he set John Bunyan's hymn, in an adaptation by Percy Dearmer, to his own adaptation of the tune of an English folk song Valiant or Welcome Sailor which he had collected from Mrs Harriet Verrall of Monk's Gate.[1] Mrs Verrall was also the source of a widely used tune for the carol "On Christmas night all Christians sing", with her version thereafter being called the Sussex Carol.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Our Captain Cried All Hands". 26 May 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ On Christmas Night, www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com
External links
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Media related to Monk's Gate at Wikimedia Commons- Who would true valour see
