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that the men of Appenzell sing before they start to vote:
| Life eternal flows from Thee |
| In endless surging rivers |
| And throughout all worlds upholds |
| The soul of Thy creation. |
| Oh, the joy I have, I know |
| You, the Highest of the High |
| Oh, the love I have from Thee, |
| Master of my soul. |
| May Thy presence be my guide, |
| May Thy name for ever lead me, |
| May my feet be kept securely |
| On the path of life divine. |
After the song Baba said: This reminds me of the 10th of July. This time no one should keep fast or silence but repeat seven times in a just audible voice (not shout) exactly at midnight between the 9th and 10th of July according to your local time: 'BELOVED GOD, THY WILL
HAS COME TO PASS.'"
Then Don Stevens read the discourse:
• Love burns the lover.
Devotion burns the Beloved.
• Love seeks happiness for the beloved.
Devotion seeks for blessings from the Beloved.
• Love seek to shoulder the burden of the Beloved.
Devotion throws the burden on the Beloved.
• Love gives: Devotion asks.
• Love is silent and sublime, devoid of outward expressions.
Devotion expresses itself outwardly.
• Love does not require the presence of the Beloved in order to love.
Devotion demands the presence of the Beloved to express affection for the Beloved.
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