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
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
The whole countryside was inches deep in snow when they buried him in the little God's acre that clings to the side of the hill at the point where the roads diverge.
From Windyridge by Riley, W.
The manager asked me to consecrate this little plot of ground with a larger space added to it, so that they might have their own little God’s acre.
From Russian Life To-day by Bury, Right Rev. Herbert
