I was convinced that the hymn 'Lord of the Dance' contained the lyrics 'Don Sept, whoever he may be, I am the Lord of the Dance said he' and pictured a Pied Piper type character leading children dancing all over the hills as he played a recorder. This persisted until I reached the Juniors and we were given our own hymn books... I still picture him thus!
A childhood belief about hymns
others believed things like this
- the dance settee seems to be very popular... I'm another one who thought of Jesus dancing on a sofa....Anon
- I used to believe God had a pet tortoise. There was a hymn we sang that went "Great things he hath taught us"— Lozza
- I used to believe when a dog humped you it was trying to dance with you. Anon
- I used to have to say the Lord's prayer everyday, but I would wonder where my daily bread was.— caledonia
- When I was learning the Lord's Prayer, I used to say, "Our Father, who does art in heaven...."— Karen
- When he was a kid, my husband thought the hymn "bringing in the sheaves" was "bringing in the cheese."Anon