lay in the grave

Example Sentences

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But I was going upon the tamest possible excursion; for the first time in my life I was submitting to the direction of another, —albeit one who lay in the grave.

From The House of a Thousand Candles by Nicholson, Meredith

So long as Christ lay in the grave there was no assurance that His redemptive work had been acceptable to God.

From The Great Doctrines of the Bible by Evans, William

In his eyes, the initiate died physically, lay in the grave, and rose again.

From Christianity As Mystical Fact And The Mysteries of Antiquity by Collison, Harry

Descent into Hell.—An article of the Creed in which we confess our belief that our Lord while His Body lay in the grave, descended into the place of departed spirits.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James

He tried to summon up courage to tell her the story of his marriage, that his hopes, his heart, and his love all lay in the grave of his young wife.

From Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love by Libbey, Laura Jean