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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" />

Dale Garratt 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 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 twothree books on Christian hospitality, ''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 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Please-Help-Yourself-Learning-Preparing/dp/0473490951 |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 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> In 2024, the [[The New Zealand Herald|New Zealand Herald]] wrote, "Their songs are used in virtually every Protestant church and they are recognised nationally and internationally as pioneering worship leaders and modellers of congregational singing, particularly for their contextual application of biblical texts and current musical trends."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-05 |title=Former Parliament speaker among 151 recognised in New Year Honours |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-years-honours-2024-list-trevor-mallard-former-parliament-speaker-among-151-honoured/K7GJOWBEFVGWBGTKZXDJXIY2PU/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=NZ Herald |language=en-NZ}}</ref>