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

So in God’s acre here they meet    As they have met above, Tasting beneath their Saviour’s feet    The treasures of His love.

From Old Times at Otterbourne by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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

And a calm lay over the whole in the pale midday autumn light as though it were God's acre.

From The Son of His Mother by Viebig, Clara

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