lay in the grave
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We felt that it was hard to lay in the grave the form of our dear friend; it was hard to part with the casket which had enshrined the precious jewel.
From Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
The words apply in their fullness only to the parenthesis of time whilst He lay in the grave, and the disciples despairingly thought that all was ended.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV by Maclaren, Alexander
All Friday night, Saturday, and Saturday night, His body lay in the grave; His soul was—where we cannot tell.
From Twenty-Five Village Sermons by Kingsley, Charles
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
The secret of her mother's life lay in the grave and in her own mind; the one would render it up as soon as the other.
From The Unclassed by Gissing, George
