Damascus Street, a new musicians’ collective, launches debut single
Damascus Street, a new musicians’ collective from All Saints’ Church, Belfast, releases a debut single ‘God came down,’ on Saturday December 14.
Damascus Street formed to write contemporary Christian music with theologically rich lyrics. Each member is a recording artist in their own right and from within Belfast’s UniChurch (a congregation of All Saints’) formed in 2022.
Cover of ‘God comes down,’ Damascus Street’s debut single.
Their parish, in the Holylands area of Belfast, comprises Damascus Street and this represents the area which the church seeks to serve. The collective’s name also carries further connotation with the saving gospel of Jesus, as known on the Damascus Road experience and the apostle Paul’s conversion. This is at the heart of the band’s ethos, expressing praise in their music.
The collective’s artists, Eoin Maguire (children’s worker, All Saints’), Stephanie Devlin (New Irish Arts) and Matty Burke (formerly ministry apprentice and youth worker, All Saints’), have sought to capture that ‘all of history’ (which is the first line of each verse), whether past, present or future, points to Christ.
Matty Burke.
The song covers Christ’s descent to earth, his ascent and his promised return. It is stacked with excellent musicianship from sounds not often heard in Christian music: A saxophone is not the usual choice for a Christian song.
Going forward, the hope is to write more songs. Additionally, the band have expressed a desire to use Damascus Street as a way to encourage the musicians in their own congregation to write songs as well, under the Damascus Street banner. The collective hopes to aid congregations and individuals to worship Christ more deeply and more thoroughly through music.
Stephanie Devlin.
The single releases on all platforms (eg Spotity, Apple Music, etc. search ‘Damascus Street) on Saturday December 14.
Eoin Maguire.
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