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'''Scripture in Song''' is a recording and publishing brand that was created in 1968 by married couple [[Dave and Dale Garratt]] of [[Auckland]], New Zealand, when they released their first album of the same name. Aiming to better incorporate [[Biblical canon|Biblical scripture]] into [[contemporary worship music]], the Garratts went on to produce a series of albums and songbooks of [[Bible]] verses set to [[soft rock]], and became leading musicians and songwriters internationally in the [[Charismatic movement]] in the 1970s and 80s. Over 50 years, they have produced 37 Scripture in Song records, sold millions of songbooks, and are credited for creating an "entire genre of contemporary [[Christianity|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=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref><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>

== History ==

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In 2018 the Garratts celebrated 50 years of the Scripture in Song brand. In 2019 they released ''I Exalt Thee'', an album of re-recorded and produced songs from the previous 50 years.<ref name=":3" />

In the [[2024 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2024 New Zealand New Year Honours]], both Dale and David Garret 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=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref> DaleIn Garratt2024, the ([[NgāpuhiThe New Zealand Herald|New Zealand Herald]] wrote, [[Te"Their Aupōuri]])songs isare nowused acknowledgedin asvirtually oneevery ofProtestant thechurch best-sellingand [[Māorithey people|Māori]]are composers,recognised withnationally thirteenand Scriptureinternationally inas Songpioneering albumsworship achievingleaders goldand ormodellers platinumof statuscongregational andsinging, particularly for their songbookscontextual sellingapplication overof threebiblical milliontexts copiesand current musical trends."<ref>{{Cite nameweb |date=":1"2024-01-05 />|title=Former InParliament Januaryspeaker 2024,among Scripture151 recognised in SongNew hadYear 58,967Honours monthly|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-years-honours-2024-list-trevor-mallard-former-parliament-speaker-among-151-honoured/K7GJOWBEFVGWBGTKZXDJXIY2PU/ listeners|access-date=2024-01-04 on|website=NZ [[Spotify]].<refHerald name|language=":5" en-NZ}}</ref>

Dale Garratt ([[Ngāpuhi]], [[Te Aupōuri]]) is acknowledged as one of the best-selling [[Māori people|Māori]] composers, with thirteen Scripture in Song albums achieving gold or platinum status and their songbooks selling over three million copies.<ref name=":1" />

In January 2024, Scripture in Song had 58,967 monthly listeners on [[Spotify]].<ref name=":5" />

==Discography==