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

So in God’s acre here they meet    As they have met above, Tasting beneath their Saviour’s feet    The treasures of His love.

From Old Times at Otterbourne by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

During the hours that the body of the sainted Thompson lay in state and was deposited in God's acre the flags were flying at half-mast, and every business place was closed.

From Alter Ego A Tale by Walker, W. W. (William Wesley)

Hermes on an inscribed alms-dish, 101. —— on the phrase "God's acre," 380. —— on snail-eating, 221.

From Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 3, January-June, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

The whole countryside was inches deep in snow when they buried him in the little God's acre that clings to the side of the hill at the point where the roads diverge.

From Windyridge by Riley, W.