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

A moat once surrounded the God's acre, and legend had it that at the bottom was a great bell which might never be drawn forth until six yoke of white oxen were harnessed to it.

From Highways and Byways in Sussex by Griggs, Frederick Landseer Maur

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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

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)