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
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
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)
Only here and there in the unfenced churchyard rose a low mound to indicate where, as it were, a chance seed had been dropped into "God's acre."
From Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress and Other Stories by Baker, Sarah S. (Sarah Schoonmaker)
