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'''Scripture in Song''' is a [[Christianity|Christian]] music recording and publishing brand that was created in 1968 by married couple Dale and David Garratt of [[Auckland]], New Zealand, when they released their first album of the same name, when neither could read or play music. Aiming to better incorporate [[Biblical canon|Biblical scripture]] into [[contemporary worship music]], the Garratts went on to produce a series of albums and [[Song book|song books]] of [[Bible]] verses set to [[soft rock]], and became leading musicians and songwriters internationally in the [[Charismatic movement]] in the 1970s and 80s.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Our Story |url=https://www.scriptureinsong.org/our-story |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Scripture In Song |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 53 years, Scripture in Song produced 41 records (with thirteen achieving [[Music recording certification|gold or platinum status]]), sold over three million song books, and is credited for creating an "entire genre of contemporary Christian music".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Dale Garratt and husband David: A match made in heaven |url=https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/12/30/dale-garratt-and-husband-david-a-match-made-in-heaven/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Te Ao Māori News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-04 |title=Steve Braunias meets the biggest-selling artists you've never heard of |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-ogs-of-christian-music/APQPSLZW2VETHKT5I7GLPE5O64/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=
== History ==
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In 1993, Scripture in Song celebrated 25 years with the four-day ''Oct One'' event at the ASB Arena in Auckland, including guests [[Kevin Prosch]], [[Steve Grace]] and [[Geoff Bullock]].<ref name=":3" />
The Garratts went on to become leading figures in the global school of [[ethnodoxology]], a discipline which helps indigenous cultures understand and express [[Christian doctrine]] in their own musical forms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-09-27 |title= Let My People Go That They May Worship Me|url=http://www.worldofworship.org/Articles/documents/DaveGarratt.doc |access-date=2024-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043830/http://www.worldofworship.org/Articles/documents/DaveGarratt.doc |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>
The Garratts sold the Scripture in Song music catalogue to a US publisher. From 1998 to 2005, they lost most of the money from the sale, and one of their two children, Rachel, died of cancer at age 31. In 2002, their company, Scripture in Song Recordings Limited, was removed by the [[New Zealand Companies Office]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />
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Dale Garratt is acknowledged as one of the best-selling [[Māori people|Māori]] composers.<ref name=":1" /> In 2023, NZ Herald Senior Writer [[Steve Braunias]] wrote, "there’s a case to be made that Dale Garratt is actually among the very best female singers in New Zealand music history."<ref name=":2" /> Dale has authored three books, ''The Pleasure of your company'' in 1984, ''The Profile of the Pioneer: Mentors to a Future Generation'' in 1993, and ''Please Help Yourself: Living, Loving, Learning & Preparing the Table'' in 2019.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Garratt |first=Dale |url=https://www.amazon.com/Pleasure-Your-Company-Garratt-1984-02-17/dp/B01K8Z8BHA?ref_=ast_author_dp |title=Pleasure of Your Company by Dale Garratt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Garratt |first=Dale Mary |title=Please Help Yourself: Living, Loving, Learning & Preparing the Table |date=2019-08-30 |publisher=New Sound Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-0-473-49095-9 |edition= |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Profile of the Pioneer: Mentors to a Future Generat… |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/141024686-the-profile-of-the-pioneer |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Goodreads |language=en}}</ref>
In the [[2024 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2024 New Zealand New Year Honours]], both Dale and David Garratt were appointed [[New Zealand Order of Merit|Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to Christian music production.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-04 |title=New Year Honours 2024: Full list |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-year-honours-2024-the-full-list/MKD6GRO3SNFONISQU45WVVRK4Q/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=
In January 2024, Scripture in Song had 58,967 monthly listeners on [[Spotify]].<ref name=":5" />
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