The Symphony No. 2 (subtitled "True and Eternal Bliss") by Galina Ustvolskaya was published in 1979. It is based on the texts of the 11th century German monk and musician Hermanus Contractus and scored for: groups of six flutes, oboes and trumpets; single trombone, tuba and piano; percussion and solo voice, which repeats three times the words Gospodi, vechnost, istina (Lord, eternity, truth) between homophonic instrumental passages. The work lasts approximately 18 minutes.