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 knows where to find His own, whether in the quiet leafy "God's acre," or in the depths of the sea.

From The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 by Buckland, A. R. (Augustus Robert)

Here, in the glory of summer foliage, is a superb setting for such a service; and the rare occasions of interments within this quaint God's acre are long remembered by those who witness them.

From The Story of Cooperstown by Birdsall, Ralph

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 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