Mipso: “Green Jesus”
Clip: 3/20/2025 | 3m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Mipso performs their 2024 single “Green Jesus.”
Released as a single in 2024, Mipso’s song “Green Jesus” articulates the joy and harmony of our natural world and the plant life that surrounds us.
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Made possible through support from Come Hear NC, a program of the N.C. Music Office within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Mipso: “Green Jesus”
Clip: 3/20/2025 | 3m 48sVideo has Closed Captions
Released as a single in 2024, Mipso’s song “Green Jesus” articulates the joy and harmony of our natural world and the plant life that surrounds us.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ I was feelin' bad ♪ ♪ I was all worn down ♪ ♪ I'd lost the sun behind an endless cloud ♪ ♪ And then I finally understood that childhood story ♪ ♪ That they shouted in our ears on Sunday morning ♪ ♪ I found Jesus, Green Jesus ♪ ♪ Pick me up right off my knees, Jesus ♪ ♪ If our savior's name is sweet relief ♪ ♪ And he came to bring us peace ♪ ♪ And I'll pray each day to Green Jesus ♪ ♪ I took a nice deep breath ♪ ♪ I opened up those blinds ♪ ♪ I heard my favorite song ♪ ♪ Just like the first time ♪ ♪ And my neighbor asked, "How are you?"
♪ ♪ When I smiled and waved ♪ ♪ And I looked him in the eyes and I said, "Saved" ♪ ♪ 'Cause I found Jesus, Green Jesus ♪ ♪ Pick me up right off my knees, Jesus ♪ ♪ I guess I'll close my eyes and breathe in deep ♪ ♪ And welcome sweet relief ♪ ♪ When I pray each day to Green Jesus ♪ [country instrumental plays] ♪ ♪ Blessed rainfall and holy sun ♪ ♪ Makes green, sacred green to share with everyone ♪ But sometimes, I get mean and I forget to sing.
♪ And it builds up my tension ♪ ♪ I've spent too long curlin' a fist ♪ ♪ And now I'm trying to unclench 'em ♪ ♪ I never knew the Deadheads in my high school class ♪ ♪ I like to show up early and talk too fast ♪ ♪ Till I found Jesus, Green Jesus ♪ ♪ Pick me up right off my knees, Jesus ♪ ♪ I guess I'll close my eyes and start to sing ♪ ♪ And let that doorbell ring ♪ ♪ When I pray each day in my own way to Green Jesus ♪ ♪ Till I feel better ♪
Mipso: “A Couple Acres Greener”
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Preview: 3/20/2025 | 30s | A little honky-tonk, a little bluegrass and a lot of toe-tapping during this performance from Mipso. (30s)
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