Who we are
Our DR:UM worship band, DR:UM Collaborative, leads worship sessions for our Wednesday DR:UM Nights and Worship Nights (and has made some guest appearances at other Damascus Road International Church events too! We are from many different countries but all share a love for Jesus. We’re all walking the path God has placed before us, and it’s a lot easier when we walk it together.
Self-written songs
Part of our journey together as a worship band has been writing our own worship songs, as the Holy Spirit inspires us. Often new songs are the result of one of our Worship Nights. We sing them in DR:UM services, and they help to signpost what God has been doing in us and through us as a community.
Recently, we started an initiative of writing, recording and singing our own original worship songs in DR:UM. The idea was to make worship more personal and intimate; to worship God from where we are as a ministry.
We decided to sell our songs too; our hope is not fame or riches, but rather to raise money to support and sustain DR:UM as a ministry. We love what God is doing here in Maastricht and we want to give something back! We don’t take offerings at DR:UM, so this is one way in which we can support the university ministry. Our hope is that these songs lead you closer to God. He is what it’s all about.
You can find all of our releases at drumcollaborative.bandcamp.com – sadly, this website does not currently allow payment via IDeal, but will allow payments through PayPal. If you would like to support our ministry and get to download our self written music, please consider buying our songs through Bandcamp!
Trust
Our first official release is Trust. It was written following a worship night in DR:UM where we took time and waited on the Holy Spirit. Tom took all the scriptures and things God said that evening and put them into a song of worship, and an anthem of longing for a closer relationship with God even when surrendering fully to Him might seem scary. God is greater than our fears!
Our second official release is Open To You. It’s an easy, slightly funky song that says things like they are: “my heart is open to You my God, and I need You! Because I’m nothing without You and Your love!” We acknowledge our need for God and our desire for more of His glorious presence. As such, the chorus is a refrain of loving God and longing for His presence. The verses are about being open to what God has to say, or what He wants to do. And we will find Him when we seek Him wholeheartedly! Glory to God!
I Love Who You Are
Our third official release is I Love Who You Are. Its a love letter of sorts to our magnificent Saviour and all that He is. It’s good to come back to Him time and time again with an attitude of love!
Something New
Our latest release is Something New. It was written as a result of a Worship Night, and after a time of waiting on a promise that God had made that had not yet been fulfilled. The minor nature of the verses reminds us that even in our sadness and confusion, God is still with us and watching over us! His plans are best! We know that God is faithful and will do what He has promised. So we put our hopes in Him and wait for Him to move, because He promised us that He would! And truly, after waiting a while longer, God delivered on that promise He made! 😉
If you would like to support DR:UM by buying any of the tracks above, you can follow the buy buttons.
Follow You
Our upcoming release is Follow You. As we are focusing on the Great Commission and the way that Jesus calls us to make disciples, we decided we wanted to write an anthem for that mindset. We will go where Jesus calls us!
Spotify playlist
Our roster of DR:UM worship songs is ever increasing, but here is a playlist of our ‘classic’ worship songs that form part of the rich tapestry of DR:UM!