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Primary Colors
by Sister Helen Prejean
I live my life in primary colors.
I let praise or blame fall where they may.
I hold my soul in equanimity
And leave the fruits of my labors to God.
At night, when I pray, I catch on fire;
And when I put my head on the pillow,
I fall instantly to sleep.
Recordings

The Deepest Desire
(Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland and Jake Heggie)
2006

Flesh and Stone: Songs of Jake Heggie
(Raymond Carver, Emily Dickinson, Jake Heggie, Sister Helen Prejean, Gene Scheer and Anne Sexton)
Sheet Music
The Deepest Desire
Composer(s): Jake Heggie
Song(s): 1. More is Required
2. Love
3. I Catch on Fire
4. The Deepest Desire
5. Primary Colors