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Grietje Terburg Rowley

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Elizabeth Grietje Terburg Rowley (1927–2015) was a Latter-day Saint hymnwriter.

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 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".

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