The keys of doctrine which unlock all of Scripture’s books,
have opened up before my eyes the Book of Creation.
The treasure house of the Ark, the crown of the Law,
this is a book which above its companions has in its narrative
made the Creator perceptible and transmitted his actions;
It has envisioned all His craftsmanship,
made manifest His works of art.
~ St. Ephraim the Syrian (306 – 373), Hymns of Paradise, Hymn VI