word of the day: anthemic

There's no real definition for the word "anthemic", and yet it surely has a meaning. The suffix "-ic" means of, relating to, or characterized by. So if a song is anthemic, it is of anthem, related to an anthem, characterized by an anthem.

An anthem is "a hymn of praise or loyalty", "a choral composition having a sacred or moralizing text in English", or "a modern ballad accompanied by rock music instrumentation".

I suppose it's fitting, then, that Chris Tomlin describes the song Indescribable as anthemic.

Indescribable
by Laura Story

From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea,
Creations revealing Your majesty.
From the colors of Fall to the fragrance of Spring
Ev'ry creature unique in the song that it sings.

All exclaiming:

Indescribable, uncontainable
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name
You are amazing, God.
All powerful, untamable
Awestruck, we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing, God.

Who has told ev'ry lightning bolt where it should go?
Or seen heavenly storehouses laden with snow?
Who imagined the sun and gives source to its light?
Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night?

None can fathom:

Indescribable, uncontainable;
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing, God.
All powerful, untamable
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing, God.

You are amazing, God.

(song will be posted later)