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'''Elizabeth Grietje Terburg Rowley''' (1927–2015) was a Latter-day Saint hymnwriter. |
'''Elizabeth Grietje Terburg Rowley''' (1927–2015) was a Latter-day Saint hymnwriter. |
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==Life== |
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Rowley was born in [[Homestead, Florida]]. She studied at [[Oberlin College]] and the [[University of Miami]]. She then went to teach in Hawaii. While working in Hawaii she joined [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). She moved to [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], and spent most of her remaining life there. She married Grant Rowley in 1953. |
Rowley was born in [[Homestead, Florida]]. She studied at [[Oberlin College]] and the [[University of Miami]]. She then went to teach in Hawaii. While working in Hawaii she joined [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). She moved to [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], and spent most of her remaining life there. She married Grant Rowley in 1953.<ref name="Claghorn1996">{{cite book|author=Charles Eugene Claghorn|title=Women Composers and Songwriters: A Concise Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7BsKAQAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1996|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-3130-8}}</ref><ref name="Graham">{{cite book|author=Patricia Kelsey Graham|title=Stories of the Children's Songbook: How the Primary Songs Came to Be|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0HsLCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT104|publisher=Cedar Fort|isbn=978-1-4621-2477-0|pages=104–}}</ref> |
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Rowley is most well known for writing "Be Thou Humble", a hymn in the LDS Church's [[Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)|hymnal]]. She also wrote hymns for the [[Primary (LDS Church)|Primary]]'s ''[[Children's Songbook]]'', including "I Want To Be a Missionary Now". |
Rowley is most well known for writing "Be Thou Humble", a hymn in the LDS Church's [[Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)|hymnal]]. She also wrote hymns for the [[Primary (LDS Church)|Primary]]'s ''[[Children's Songbook]]'', including "I Want To Be a Missionary Now" and "Samuel tells of the baby Jesus.<ref name="Claghorn1996"/><ref name="Graham"/> Her hymns have been earning prizes in several competitions.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hymn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=si5LAAAAYAAJ|year=1996|publisher=Hymn Society of America|page=15}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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*[[Steven E. Snow]], [//www.lds.org/liahona/2016/05/saturday-morning-session/be-thou-humble "Be Thou Humble"], ''[[Liahona (magazine)|Liahona]]'', May 2016. |
*[[Steven E. Snow]], [//www.lds.org/liahona/2016/05/saturday-morning-session/be-thou-humble "Be Thou Humble"], ''[[Liahona (magazine)|Liahona]]'', May 2016. |
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*[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?pid=175715900 obituary of Rowley] |
*[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?pid=175715900 obituary of Rowley] |
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Elizabeth Grietje Terburg Rowley (1927–2015) was a Latter-day Saint hymnwriter.
Life
Rowley was born in Homestead, Florida. She studied at Oberlin College and the University of Miami. She then went to teach in Hawaii. While working in Hawaii she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and spent most of her remaining life there. She married Grant Rowley in 1953.[1][2]
Rowley is most well known for writing "Be Thou Humble", a hymn in the LDS Church's hymnal. She also wrote hymns for the Primary's Children's Songbook, including "I Want To Be a Missionary Now" and "Samuel tells of the baby Jesus.[1][2] Her hymns have been earning prizes in several competitions.[3]
References
- ^ a b Charles Eugene Claghorn (1 January 1996). Women Composers and Songwriters: A Concise Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3130-8.
- ^ a b Patricia Kelsey Graham. Stories of the Children's Songbook: How the Primary Songs Came to Be. Cedar Fort. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-1-4621-2477-0.
- ^ The Hymn. Hymn Society of America. 1996. p. 15.
Sources
- Steven E. Snow, "Be Thou Humble", Liahona, May 2016.
- obituary of Rowley
- Mormon Literature Database entry for Rowley
- Patricia Kelsey Graham. We Shall Make Music: Stories of the Primary Songs and How They Came To Be, p. 68