2002
Primary Colors
Composed by
Jake Heggie
Jake Heggie Text by
Sister Helen Prejean
Sister Helen Prejean The Deepest Desire Song Collection
"Primary Colors" is the fourth and final song of Jake Heggie's song cycle The Deepest Desire: Four meditations on Love. This song cycle sets the text of Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ.
Text
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.
Records


2006
The Deepest Desire
Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Jake Heggie
Sheet Music
The Deepest Desire
Jake Heggie
1. More is Required
2. Love
3. I Catch on Fire
4. The Deepest Desire
5. Primary Colors
2. Love
3. I Catch on Fire
4. The Deepest Desire
5. Primary Colors