diff --git a/include/Lexesis/template.h b/include/Lexesis/template.h
index 5f59c83..d8e76c9 100644
--- a/include/Lexesis/template.h
+++ b/include/Lexesis/template.h
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include <mstch/mstch.hpp>
 
 namespace lxs {
 namespace templ {
-    using TemplateContext = void*;
+    using TemplateContext = mstch::node;
 
     TemplateContext make_string(std::string);
     TemplateContext make_map(std::map<std::string, TemplateContext>);
diff --git a/src/template.cpp b/src/template.cpp
index 42bfe39..ec60b18 100644
--- a/src/template.cpp
+++ b/src/template.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,44 @@
 #include "Lexesis/template.h"
+#include "mstch/mstch.hpp"
+
+#include <fstream>  
+#include <string>
+#include <sstream> 
 
 namespace lxs {
 namespace templ {
+
+    TemplateContext make_string(std::string _string) {
+        return mstch::node(_string);
+    }
+    
+    TemplateContext make_map(std::map<std::string, TemplateContext> _map) {
+        // return mstch::node(_map); -> g++ goes mental..
+        mstch::map result;
+        for(auto& item: _map) {
+            result[item.first] = item.second;
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    TemplateContext make_array(std::vector<TemplateContext> _array) {
+       return mstch::node(_array);
+    }
+
+
     Template::Template(std::string filename) : m_filename(filename)
     {}
 
     Template::~Template()
     {}
 
-    void Template::render(std::ostream&, TemplateContext&)
-    {}
+    void Template::render(std::ostream& out, TemplateContext& context) {
+        std::ifstream file;
+        file.open (m_filename);
+        std::stringstream tmplt;
+        tmplt << file.rdbuf();
+        file.close();
+        out << mstch::render(tmplt.str(),context);
+    }
 }
 }