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
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
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
The wind from the sea was blowing fresh and free over the village, and beyond it to the little churchyard, the God's acre of Northbourne.
From The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys by Manwell, M. B.
