lay in the grave

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We felt that it was hard to lay in the grave the form of our dear friend; it was hard to part with the casket which had enshrined the precious jewel.

From Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

Not the certain fact that Jesus lay in the grave; but the blessed Man Himself, who lay there for me.

From Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. by Meyer, F. B. (Frederick Brotherton)

Like the lady who lay in the grave, and was ever after of the colour of a shroud, so I am white-souled, the past has left its mark with me for ever.

From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir

So long as Christ lay in the grave there was no assurance that His redemptive work had been acceptable to God.

From The Great Doctrines of the Bible by Evans, William

She knew his story, and how much of his heart lay in the grave of his lost love.

From Dora Thorne by Brame, Charlotte M.