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== History ==

Dale Mary Adeline Garratt ([[Ngāpuhi]], [[Te Aupōuri]]) was raised in [[Mount Eden]], Auckland. David Reginald Garratt was raised in [[Dunedin]] as an [[Open Brethren]]. They met at a [[Youth for Christ|Youth For Christ NZ]] concert in [[Wellington]] in 1962.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":2" />

After releasing their 1968 ''Scripture in Song'' EP album, a children's song book and album, and their first full-length LP record, in 1972, the Garratts released their Scripture in Song double album ''Prepare Ye The Way''. It the brand's biggest hit, selling hundreds of thousands of albums globally, including 88,000 copies sold in New Zealand, [[Platinum record|certifying it platinum]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />