Today is the memorial of St. Ephrem the Syrian, Deacon and Doctor of the Church. From his Hymn 4 on the Epiphany (sections 18 to 25):
In Eden and in the world, are parables of our Lord;— and what tongue can gather, the similitudes of His mysteries?— for He is figured all of Him in all things.
In the Scriptures He is written of; on Nature He is impressed — His crown is figured in kings, in prophets His truth, His atonement in priests.
In the rod was He of Moses, and in the hyssops of Aaron — and in the crown of David: to the prophets pertains His similitude, to the Apostles His Gospel.
Revelations beheld You, proverbs looked for You —mysteries expected You, similitudes saluted You, parables showed types of You.
The Covenant of Moses looked forward to the Gospel:— all things of old time, flew on and alighted thereon, in the new Covenant.
Lo! The prophets have poured out on Him, their glorious mysteries — the priests and kings have poured out upon Him, their wonderful types: — they all have poured them out on all of Him.
Christ overcame and surpassed, by His teachings the mysteries — by His interpretations the parables; as the sea into its midst — receives all streams.
For Christ is the sea, and He can receive — the fountains and brooks, the rivers and streams, that flow from the midst of the Scriptures.