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

What is the exact meaning of the word "yard?" and was not "God's acre" applied to Christian cemeteries before sepulture was admitted in churches or churchyards?

From Notes and Queries, Number 34, June 22, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

Yet its very name is poetical, Savernake, i.e., savernesacre—like the God's acre of Longfellow.

From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Besant, Walter, Sir

I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls The burial-ground God's acre!

From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter

A quiet, peaceful spot it is, entered by a lych-gate and surrounded by a small "God's acre."

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Newnes, George