diff --git a/Sources/Mustache/Lambda.swift b/Sources/Mustache/Lambda.swift
index 7c9e64e..78b30be 100644
--- a/Sources/Mustache/Lambda.swift
+++ b/Sources/Mustache/Lambda.swift
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 ///
 public struct MustacheLambda {
     /// lambda callback
-    public typealias Callback = (Any, MustacheTemplate) -> String
+    public typealias Callback = (String) -> Any?
 
     let callback: Callback
 
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ public struct MustacheLambda {
         self.callback = cb
     }
 
-    internal func run(_ object: Any, _ template: MustacheTemplate) -> String {
-        return self.callback(object, template)
+    /// Initialize `MustacheLambda`
+    /// - Parameter cb: function to be called by lambda
+    public init(_ cb: @escaping () -> Any?) {
+        self.callback = { _ in cb() }
+    }
+
+    internal func callAsFunction(_ s: String) -> Any? {
+        return self.callback(s)
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Mustache/Parser.swift b/Sources/Mustache/Parser.swift
index cb55f6f..a2c110e 100644
--- a/Sources/Mustache/Parser.swift
+++ b/Sources/Mustache/Parser.swift
@@ -100,6 +100,15 @@ extension Parser {
         return subString
     }
 
+    /// Read until we hit string index
+    /// - Parameter until: Read until position
+    /// - Returns: The string read from the buffer
+    mutating func read(until: String.Index) -> Substring {
+        let string = self.buffer[self.position..<until]
+        self.position = until
+        return string
+    }
+
     /// Read from buffer until we hit a character. Position after this is of the character we were checking for
     /// - Parameter until: Character to read until
     /// - Throws: .overflow if we hit the end of the buffer before reading character
diff --git a/Sources/Mustache/Template+FileSystem.swift b/Sources/Mustache/Template+FileSystem.swift
index 5e2afb5..54a278a 100644
--- a/Sources/Mustache/Template+FileSystem.swift
+++ b/Sources/Mustache/Template+FileSystem.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
         let fs = FileManager()
         guard let data = fs.contents(atPath: filename) else { return nil }
         let string = String(decoding: data, as: Unicode.UTF8.self)
-        self.tokens = try Self.parse(string)
+        let template = try Self.parse(string)
+        self.tokens = template.tokens
+        self.text = string
         self.filename = filename
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Mustache/Template+Parser.swift b/Sources/Mustache/Template+Parser.swift
index 335d124..e6517e3 100644
--- a/Sources/Mustache/Template+Parser.swift
+++ b/Sources/Mustache/Template+Parser.swift
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
     }
 
     /// parse mustache text to generate a list of tokens
-    static func parse(_ string: String) throws -> [Token] {
+    static func parse(_ string: String) throws -> MustacheTemplate {
         var parser = Parser(string)
         do {
             return try self.parse(&parser, state: .init())
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
     }
 
     /// parse section in mustache text
-    static func parse(_ parser: inout Parser, state: ParserState) throws -> [Token] {
+    static func parse(_ parser: inout Parser, state: ParserState) throws -> MustacheTemplate {
         var tokens: [Token] = []
         var state = state
         var whiteSpaceBefore: Substring = ""
+        var origParser = parser
         while !parser.reachedEnd() {
             // if new line read whitespace
             if state.newLine {
@@ -169,8 +170,8 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
                     tokens.append(.text(String(whiteSpaceBefore)))
                     whiteSpaceBefore = ""
                 }
-                let sectionTokens = try parse(&parser, state: state.withSectionName(name, newLine: setNewLine, transforms: transforms))
-                tokens.append(.section(name: name, transforms: transforms, template: MustacheTemplate(sectionTokens)))
+                let sectionTemplate = try parse(&parser, state: state.withSectionName(name, newLine: setNewLine, transforms: transforms))
+                tokens.append(.section(name: name, transforms: transforms, template: sectionTemplate))
 
             case "^":
                 // inverted section
@@ -182,11 +183,17 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
                     tokens.append(.text(String(whiteSpaceBefore)))
                     whiteSpaceBefore = ""
                 }
-                let sectionTokens = try parse(&parser, state: state.withSectionName(name, newLine: setNewLine, transforms: transforms))
-                tokens.append(.invertedSection(name: name, transforms: transforms, template: MustacheTemplate(sectionTokens)))
+                let sectionTemplate = try parse(&parser, state: state.withSectionName(name, newLine: setNewLine, transforms: transforms))
+                tokens.append(.invertedSection(name: name, transforms: transforms, template: sectionTemplate))
 
             case "/":
                 // end of section
+
+                // record end of section text
+                var sectionParser = parser
+                sectionParser.unsafeRetreat()
+                sectionParser.unsafeRetreat()
+
                 parser.unsafeAdvance()
                 let position = parser.position
                 let (name, transforms) = try parseName(&parser, state: state)
@@ -200,7 +207,7 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
                     tokens.append(.text(String(whiteSpaceBefore)))
                     whiteSpaceBefore = ""
                 }
-                return tokens
+                return .init(tokens, text: String(origParser.read(until: sectionParser.position)))
 
             case "!":
                 // comment
@@ -280,10 +287,10 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
                 if self.isStandalone(&parser, state: state) {
                     setNewLine = true
                 }
-                let sectionTokens = try parse(&parser, state: state.withInheritancePartial(sectionName))
+                let sectionTemplate = try parse(&parser, state: state.withInheritancePartial(sectionName))
                 var inherit: [String: MustacheTemplate] = [:]
                 // parse tokens in section to extract inherited sections
-                for token in sectionTokens {
+                for token in sectionTemplate.tokens {
                     switch token {
                     case .blockDefinition(let name, let template):
                         inherit[name] = template
@@ -311,8 +318,8 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
                     if standAlone {
                         setNewLine = true
                     }
-                    let sectionTokens = try parse(&parser, state: state.withSectionName(name, newLine: setNewLine))
-                    tokens.append(.blockDefinition(name: name, template: MustacheTemplate(sectionTokens)))
+                    let sectionTemplate = try parse(&parser, state: state.withSectionName(name, newLine: setNewLine))
+                    tokens.append(.blockDefinition(name: name, template: sectionTemplate))
 
                 } else {
                     if whiteSpaceBefore.count > 0 {
@@ -321,8 +328,8 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
                     if self.isStandalone(&parser, state: state) {
                         setNewLine = true
                     } else if whiteSpaceBefore.count > 0 {}
-                    let sectionTokens = try parse(&parser, state: state.withSectionName(name, newLine: setNewLine))
-                    tokens.append(.blockExpansion(name: name, default: MustacheTemplate(sectionTokens), indentation: String(whiteSpaceBefore)))
+                    let sectionTemplate = try parse(&parser, state: state.withSectionName(name, newLine: setNewLine))
+                    tokens.append(.blockExpansion(name: name, default: sectionTemplate, indentation: String(whiteSpaceBefore)))
                     whiteSpaceBefore = ""
                 }
 
@@ -355,7 +362,7 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
         guard state.sectionName == nil else {
             throw Error.expectedSectionEnd
         }
-        return tokens
+        return .init(tokens, text: String(origParser.read(until: parser.position)))
     }
 
     /// read until we hit either the start delimiter of a tag or a newline
diff --git a/Sources/Mustache/Template+Render.swift b/Sources/Mustache/Template+Render.swift
index 0a358a9..4dd5c7b 100644
--- a/Sources/Mustache/Template+Render.swift
+++ b/Sources/Mustache/Template+Render.swift
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
                     return template.render(context: context)
                 } else if let renderable = child as? MustacheCustomRenderable {
                     return context.contentType.escapeText(renderable.renderText)
+                } else if let lambda = child as? MustacheLambda {
+                    return self.renderLambda(lambda, parameter: "", context: context)
                 } else {
                     return context.contentType.escapeText(String(describing: child))
                 }
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
             if let child = getChild(named: variable, transforms: transforms, context: context) {
                 if let renderable = child as? MustacheCustomRenderable {
                     return renderable.renderText
+                } else if let lambda = child as? MustacheLambda {
+                    return self.renderUnescapedLambda(lambda, parameter: "", context: context)
                 } else {
                     return String(describing: child)
                 }
@@ -70,6 +74,9 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
 
         case .section(let variable, let transforms, let template):
             let child = self.getChild(named: variable, transforms: transforms, context: context)
+            if let lambda = child as? MustacheLambda {
+                return self.renderUnescapedLambda(lambda, parameter: template.text, context: context)
+            }
             return self.renderSection(child, with: template, context: context)
 
         case .invertedSection(let variable, let transforms, let template):
@@ -144,8 +151,6 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
             return array.renderSection(with: template, context: context)
         case let bool as Bool:
             return bool ? template.render(context: context) : ""
-        case let lambda as MustacheLambda:
-            return lambda.run(context.stack.last!, template)
         case let null as MustacheCustomRenderable where null.isNull == true:
             return ""
         case .some(let value):
@@ -176,19 +181,67 @@ extension MustacheTemplate {
         }
     }
 
+    func renderLambda(_ lambda: MustacheLambda, parameter: String, context: MustacheContext) -> String {
+        var lambda = lambda
+        while true {
+            guard let result = lambda(parameter) else { return "" }
+            if let string = result as? String {
+                do {
+                    let newTemplate = try MustacheTemplate(string: context.contentType.escapeText(string))
+                    return self.renderSection(context.stack.last, with: newTemplate, context: context)
+                } catch {
+                    return ""
+                }
+            } else if let lambda2 = result as? MustacheLambda {
+                lambda = lambda2
+                continue
+            } else {
+                return context.contentType.escapeText(String(describing: result))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func renderUnescapedLambda(_ lambda: MustacheLambda, parameter: String, context: MustacheContext) -> String {
+        var lambda = lambda
+        while true {
+            guard let result = lambda(parameter) else { return "" }
+            if let string = result as? String {
+                do {
+                    let newTemplate = try MustacheTemplate(string: string)
+                    return self.renderSection(context.stack.last, with: newTemplate, context: context)
+                } catch {
+                    return ""
+                }
+            } else if let lambda2 = result as? MustacheLambda {
+                lambda = lambda2
+                continue
+            } else {
+                return String(describing: result)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Get child object from variable name
     func getChild(named name: String, transforms: [String], context: MustacheContext) -> Any? {
         func _getImmediateChild(named name: String, from object: Any) -> Any? {
-            if let customBox = object as? MustacheParent {
-                return customBox.child(named: name)
-            } else {
-                let mirror = Mirror(reflecting: object)
-                return mirror.getValue(forKey: name)
-            }
+            let object = {
+                if let customBox = object as? MustacheParent {
+                    return customBox.child(named: name)
+                } else {
+                    let mirror = Mirror(reflecting: object)
+                    return mirror.getValue(forKey: name)
+                }
+            }()
+            return object
         }
 
         func _getChild(named names: ArraySlice<String>, from object: Any) -> Any? {
             guard let name = names.first else { return object }
+            var object = object
+            if let lambda = object as? MustacheLambda {
+                guard let result = lambda("") else { return nil }
+                object = result
+            }
             guard let childObject = _getImmediateChild(named: name, from: object) else { return nil }
             let names2 = names.dropFirst()
             return _getChild(named: names2, from: childObject)
diff --git a/Sources/Mustache/Template.swift b/Sources/Mustache/Template.swift
index 72574a2..5a72e54 100644
--- a/Sources/Mustache/Template.swift
+++ b/Sources/Mustache/Template.swift
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
 /// Class holding Mustache template
-public struct MustacheTemplate: Sendable {
+public struct MustacheTemplate: Sendable, CustomStringConvertible {
     /// Initialize template
     /// - Parameter string: Template text
     /// - Throws: MustacheTemplate.Error
     public init(string: String) throws {
-        self.tokens = try Self.parse(string)
+        let template = try Self.parse(string)
+        self.tokens = template.tokens
+        self.text = string
         self.filename = nil
     }
 
@@ -54,12 +56,15 @@ public struct MustacheTemplate: Sendable {
         return self.render(context: .init(object, library: library))
     }
 
-    internal init(_ tokens: [Token]) {
+    internal init(_ tokens: [Token], text: String) {
         self.tokens = tokens
         self.filename = nil
+        self.text = text
     }
 
-    enum Token: Sendable {
+    public var description: String { self.text }
+
+    enum Token: Sendable /* , CustomStringConvertible */ {
         case text(String)
         case variable(name: String, transforms: [String] = [])
         case unescapedVariable(name: String, transforms: [String] = [])
@@ -73,5 +78,6 @@ public struct MustacheTemplate: Sendable {
     }
 
     var tokens: [Token]
+    let text: String
     let filename: String?
 }
diff --git a/Tests/MustacheTests/SpecTests.swift b/Tests/MustacheTests/SpecTests.swift
index de2e33d..122a463 100644
--- a/Tests/MustacheTests/SpecTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/MustacheTests/SpecTests.swift
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ final class MustacheSpecTests: XCTestCase {
         struct Test: Decodable {
             let name: String
             let desc: String
-            let data: AnyDecodable
+            var data: AnyDecodable
             let partials: [String: String]?
             let template: String
             let expected: String
@@ -155,6 +155,49 @@ final class MustacheSpecTests: XCTestCase {
         print(-date.timeIntervalSinceNow)
     }
 
+    func testLambdaSpec() async throws {
+        var g = 0
+        let lambdaMap = [
+            "Interpolation": MustacheLambda { "world" },
+            "Interpolation - Expansion": MustacheLambda { "{{planet}}" },
+            "Interpolation - Alternate Delimiters": MustacheLambda { "|planet| => {{planet}}" },
+            "Interpolation - Multiple Calls": MustacheLambda { return MustacheLambda { g += 1; return g }},
+            "Escaping": MustacheLambda { ">" },
+            "Section": MustacheLambda { text in text == "{{x}}" ? "yes" : "no" },
+            "Section - Expansion": MustacheLambda { text in text + "{{planet}}" + text },
+            // Not going to bother implementing this requires pushing alternate delimiters through the context
+            // "Section - Alternate Delimiters": MustacheLambda { text in return text + "{{planet}} => |planet|" + text },
+            "Section - Multiple Calls": MustacheLambda { text in "__" + text + "__" },
+            "Inverted Section": MustacheLambda { false },
+        ]
+        let url = URL(string: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mustache/spec/master/specs/~lambdas.json")!
+        #if compiler(>=6.0)
+        let (data, _) = try await URLSession.shared.data(from: url)
+        #else
+        let data = try Data(contentsOf: url)
+        #endif
+        let spec = try JSONDecoder().decode(Spec.self, from: data)
+        // edit spec and replace lambda with Swift lambda
+        let editedSpecTests = spec.tests.compactMap { test -> Spec.Test? in
+            var test = test
+            var newTestData: [String: Any] = [:]
+            guard let dictionary = test.data.value as? [String: Any] else { return nil }
+            for values in dictionary {
+                newTestData[values.key] = values.value
+            }
+            guard let lambda = lambdaMap[test.name] else { return nil }
+            newTestData["lambda"] = lambda
+            test.data = .init(newTestData)
+            return test
+        }
+
+        let date = Date()
+        for test in editedSpecTests {
+            XCTAssertNoThrow(try test.run())
+        }
+        print(-date.timeIntervalSinceNow)
+    }
+
     func testCommentsSpec() async throws {
         try await self.testSpec(name: "comments")
     }
diff --git a/Tests/MustacheTests/TemplateParserTests.swift b/Tests/MustacheTests/TemplateParserTests.swift
index 8312535..1561fce 100644
--- a/Tests/MustacheTests/TemplateParserTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/MustacheTests/TemplateParserTests.swift
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ final class TemplateParserTests: XCTestCase {
 
     func testSection() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: "test {{#section}}text{{/section}}")
-        XCTAssertEqual(template.tokens, [.text("test "), .section(name: "section", template: .init([.text("text")]))])
+        XCTAssertEqual(template.tokens, [.text("test "), .section(name: "section", template: .init([.text("text")], text: "text"))])
     }
 
     func testInvertedSection() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: "test {{^section}}text{{/section}}")
-        XCTAssertEqual(template.tokens, [.text("test "), .invertedSection(name: "section", template: .init([.text("text")]))])
+        XCTAssertEqual(template.tokens, [.text("test "), .invertedSection(name: "section", template: .init([.text("text")], text: "text"))])
     }
 
     func testComment() throws {
diff --git a/Tests/MustacheTests/TemplateRendererTests.swift b/Tests/MustacheTests/TemplateRendererTests.swift
index 8e85d58..eb233b7 100644
--- a/Tests/MustacheTests/TemplateRendererTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/MustacheTests/TemplateRendererTests.swift
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ final class TemplateRendererTests: XCTestCase {
     }
 
     /// variables
-    func testMustacheManualExample1() throws {
+    func testMustacheManualVariables() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
         Hello {{name}}
         You have just won {{value}} dollars!
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ final class TemplateRendererTests: XCTestCase {
         """)
     }
 
-    /// test esacped and unescaped text
-    func testMustacheManualExample2() throws {
+    /// test escaped and unescaped text
+    func testMustacheManualEscapedText() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
         *{{name}}
         *{{age}}
@@ -174,8 +174,71 @@ final class TemplateRendererTests: XCTestCase {
         """)
     }
 
+    /// test dotted names
+    func test_MustacheManualDottedNames() throws {
+        let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
+        * {{client.name}}
+        * {{age}}
+        * {{client.company.name}}
+        * {{{company.name}}}
+        """)
+        let object: [String: Any] = [
+            "client": (
+                name: "Chris & Friends",
+                age: 50
+            ),
+            "company": [
+                "name": "<b>GitHub</b>",
+            ],
+        ]
+        XCTAssertEqual(template.render(object), """
+        * Chris &amp; Friends
+        * 
+        * 
+        * <b>GitHub</b>
+        """)
+    }
+
+    /// test implicit operator
+    func testMustacheManualImplicitOperator() throws {
+        let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
+        * {{.}}
+        """)
+        let object = "Hello!"
+        XCTAssertEqual(template.render(object), """
+        * Hello!
+        """)
+    }
+
+    /// test lambda
+    func test_MustacheManualLambda() throws {
+        let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
+        * {{time.hour}}
+        * {{today}}
+        """)
+        let object: [String: Any] = [
+            "year": 1970,
+            "month": 1,
+            "day": 1,
+            "time": MustacheLambda { _ in
+                return (
+                    hour: 0,
+                    minute: 0,
+                    second: 0
+                )
+            },
+            "today": MustacheLambda { _ in
+                return "{{year}}-{{month}}-{{day}}"
+            },
+        ]
+        XCTAssertEqual(template.render(object), """
+        * 0
+        * 1970-1-1
+        """)
+    }
+
     /// test boolean
-    func testMustacheManualExample3() throws {
+    func testMustacheManualSectionFalse() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
         Shown.
         {{#person}}
@@ -190,7 +253,7 @@ final class TemplateRendererTests: XCTestCase {
     }
 
     /// test non-empty lists
-    func testMustacheManualExample4() throws {
+    func testMustacheManualSectionList() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
         {{#repo}}
           <b>{{name}}</b>
@@ -205,13 +268,29 @@ final class TemplateRendererTests: XCTestCase {
         """)
     }
 
+    /// test non-empty lists
+    func testMustacheManualSectionList2() throws {
+        let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
+        {{#repo}}
+          <b>{{.}}</b>
+        {{/repo}}
+        """)
+        let object: [String: Any] = ["repo": ["resque", "hub", "rip"]]
+        XCTAssertEqual(template.render(object), """
+          <b>resque</b>
+          <b>hub</b>
+          <b>rip</b>
+
+        """)
+    }
+
     /// test lambdas
-    func testMustacheManualExample5() throws {
+    func testMustacheManualSectionLambda() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
         {{#wrapped}}{{name}} is awesome.{{/wrapped}}
         """)
-        func wrapped(object: Any, template: MustacheTemplate) -> String {
-            return "<b>\(template.render(object))</b>"
+        func wrapped(_ s: String) -> Any? {
+            return "<b>\(s)</b>"
         }
         let object: [String: Any] = ["name": "Willy", "wrapped": MustacheLambda(wrapped)]
         XCTAssertEqual(template.render(object), """
@@ -220,7 +299,7 @@ final class TemplateRendererTests: XCTestCase {
     }
 
     /// test setting context object
-    func testMustacheManualExample6() throws {
+    func testMustacheManualContextObject() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
         {{#person?}}
           Hi {{name}}!
@@ -234,7 +313,7 @@ final class TemplateRendererTests: XCTestCase {
     }
 
     /// test inverted sections
-    func testMustacheManualExample7() throws {
+    func testMustacheManualInvertedSection() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
         {{#repo}}
           <b>{{name}}</b>
@@ -251,7 +330,7 @@ final class TemplateRendererTests: XCTestCase {
     }
 
     /// test comments
-    func testMustacheManualExample8() throws {
+    func testMustacheManualComment() throws {
         let template = try MustacheTemplate(string: """
         <h1>Today{{! ignore me }}.</h1>
         """)