Daisies are our silver

Daisies are our silver. Jan Struther* (1901-53). This charming children’s hymn was written for SofPE (1931), when Struther was helping Percy Dearmer* with the editing, and printed in the section ‘For Children’. It was written for the tune GLENFINLAS, to which the words are beautifully suited. It might be thought of as a typical ‘Songs of Praise’ hymn, undogmatic and full of nature imagery: Daisies are our silver,   Buttercups our gold:This is all the treasure  We can have or hold. Raindrops are our diamonds  And the morning dew;While for shining sapphires  We’ve the speedwell blue. Its title, ‘Treasure’, is a reminder that in the world of nature we have possessions more valuable than money,...