God's acre

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This God's acre, where is traced indelibly in these rows of glorious stones the symbol of the spirit of this great country, and the record of the nation's sacrifice in the cause of freedom.

From Time Magazine Archive

God's acre, the folk of parts of Europe call the enclosure of their dead.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames

So she and dear Beth are quietly asleep in God's acre, and we remember them more tenderly with each year that brings us nearer them and home.

From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May

We walked about among the friends whom we had known who were resting in God's acre.

From Revisiting the Earth by Hill, James Langdon

It was white-washed, covered with red tiles, and surrounded by a white-washed wall enclosing God's acre, in which so many slept the last long sleep.

From A Danish Parsonage by Vicary, John Fulford