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 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

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

We passed through God's acre to the old yew-tree, beneath whose ample shade a grave was just beginning to show signs of the care that had been bestowed upon it.

From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Boothby, Guy Newell

I even passed his garden unsuspectingly for a week, never dreaming that behind that rank of leafy, rustling poplars lay a veritable "God's acre" of loveliness and fragrance.

From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)