diff --git a/embddr/common.scm b/embddr/common.scm
index 47d3dff..50859de 100644
--- a/embddr/common.scm
+++ b/embddr/common.scm
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
   (import (srfi srfi-1)
           (srfi srfi-26)
-          (srfi srfi-60))
+          (srfi srfi-28)
+          (srfi srfi-60)
+          (ice-9 textual-ports))
 
   (export log2 clog2 round-to
           one? power-of-two?
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
           has-duplicates? find-duplicates
           insert-between
           string-replace-text
+          read-template
 
           make-mux-selectors))
  (else
@@ -190,3 +193,21 @@
                       (replace str (+ occ tlen 1))
                       str))
                 str))))))
+
+;;; Read template and substitute replacements
+;;; Returns list of strings (lines)
+(define (read-template template-file template-format subst-list)
+  (let ((ls (call-with-input-file template-file
+              (lambda (port)
+                (let loop ((l '()))
+                  (let ((s (get-line port)))
+                    (if (eof-object? s)
+                        (reverse l)
+                        (loop (cons s l)))))))))
+    (map (lambda (str) (fold (lambda (s out)
+                          (string-replace-text
+                           out
+                           (format template-format (first s))
+                           (format "~a" (second s))))
+                        str subst-list))
+         ls)))