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The Garratts registered their recording company, Scripture in Song Recordings Limited, in 1973.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SCRIPTURE IN SONG RECORDINGS LIMITED {{!}} New Zealand Business Directory |url=https://www.nzwao.com/companies/scripture-in-song-recordings-limited/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.nzwao.com}}</ref>
 
In 1974, the Garratts held outdoor events at racetracks in [[Palmerston North]] and [[Tauranga]]. About 3,000 people at each event were led by the GarrettsGarratts in singing worship songs, which were recorded live and released as the Scripture in Song album ''Praise the Name of Jesus (A Live Expression of Worship in the Outdoors)''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='His name is higher', with David and Dale Garratt |url=https://teara.govt.nz/mi/music/29779/his-name-is-higher-with-david-and-dale-garratt |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand}}</ref> The album reached number one on the gospel charts in the United Kingdom.<ref name=":2" /> Christian songwriter Stephen Bell-Booth who played piano on the album said "David and Dale were revolutionary. They started a movement; it was a worldwide phenomenon, led by the Garratts from their base in Auckland. They were absolute pioneers."<ref name=":2" />
 
When asked about being pioneers of a new style of worship music around the world, David gave credit to the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]] rather than his own ability: "It was interesting that the Holy Spirit did begin something that spread a long way. I’m not saying that it spread because of us at all, but it actually did begin something in New Zealand and God really did something with us as non-musicians that was somewhat unique because we just felt, right back at that stage, that He was wanting songs that are sung to Him and He was wanting us to encourage His people to worship and to learn His Word."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Brett |title=Let's Back Up a Bit: Conversations With Pioneering Kiwi Christian Musicians |date=2020 |publisher=Castle Publishing Ltd |___location=Auckland |isbn=978-0-473-53464-6 |pages=102–103}}</ref>
 
The GarrettsGarratts toured the US and Europe for 10 months in 1982. In 1984, they awarded the [[GMA Dove Award|International Dove Award]] by the Nashville [[Gospel Music Association]] for lifetime achievement.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Special Awards |url=https://doveawards.com/awards/special-awards |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=doveawards.com |language=en}}</ref>
 
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 GarrettsGarratts 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= |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 GarretGarratt 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>
 
In January 2024, Scripture in Song had 58,967 monthly listeners on [[Spotify]].<ref name=":5" />