When I was little, I thought the lyrics for silent night. "so tender and mild" was referring to baby Jesus like he was a piece of meat. I was really confused as to why they were going to eat Jesus.
A childhood belief about hymns

others believed things like this
- I used to think the song"jesus, oh what a wonderful child so holy, meek and mild" was "so holy, Mickey Mouse"— Stephani
- When I was a child my mom told me that when it rained it was because the baby Jesus was crying.— Tatiana
- How could Baby Jesus be born on Dec 25th, get tall, grow a beard and then die, all by Easter. Whew!— Joe
- when i was little i thought it rained because something bad happened and god or jesus was crying. — derek
- I thought that after the resurrection Jesus became the Holy Ghost.— Meowpossum
- That at meetings adults sat on plastic chairs surrounding a large piece of meatAnon