As a preschooler, I though the final line of "Away in a Manger", "And take us to heaven to live with thee there", was "And take us to heaven to live with the BEAR". I pictured Jesus at his throne accompanied by a huge shadowy black bear. Which was, of course, terrifying.
A childhood belief about hymns
others believed things like this
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey
- When i was little, I used to send Jesus birthday cards on christmas and thought he would read them in heaven.Anon
- I used to believe that if you stepped on the cracks of the pavement, a bear would jump up and eat you.— Nina
- I used to talk with my teddy bear and I really thought he answered me.— Joy
- My mom told me that if I didn't wash my hair black widow spiders would come live in it.— grew up in Nebraska
- I usde to believe that 'camembert cheese' was actually 'common bear cheese'.— Dan