Hymn

The hymn is a solemn lyric poem of a programmatic, laudatory character that glorifies the homeland, freedom, lofty ideals, a deity, or a community, and is often intended for collective performance. The genre descends from ancient religious chants (the Homeric hymns, the biblical psalms) and later took on secular, patriotic content. The hymn is distinguished by elevated diction, an appellative intonation, and a clear strophic structure. In Ukrainian literature a programmatic hymn is Ivan Franko's Hymn (The Eternal Revolutionary), set to music by Mykola Lysenko. The function of the national anthem is fulfilled by Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished, on words by Pavlo Chubynsky and music by Mykhailo Verbytsky. Hymnic intonations also sound in the early poetry of Pavlo Tychyna (the collection Sunny Clarinets).