diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2c4d588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+//
+// Author(s):
+// Fr. Matthew Spencer, OSJ <mspencer@osjusa.org>
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2008-2016 Fr. Matthew Spencer, OSJ
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+
+'use strict';
+
+const parse = require('yargs-parser');
+const args = parse(process.argv.slice(2));
+
+if (args._.length < 1) {
+    console.log(
+        "Rendering Gregorian Chant in square note notation\n\n" +
+        "Usage:\n exsurge [--width=1000] [--annotation=...] [--use-drop-cap[=false]] file_or_source <output file>,\n"
+    );
+    process.exit();
+}
+
+const jsdom = require('jsdom');
+const { JSDOM } = jsdom;
+
+global.window = (new JSDOM(``, { pretendToBeVisual: true })).window;
+global.document = window.document
+
+// mock
+window.HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext = () => {return null};
+window.SVGElement.prototype.getBBox = () => ({x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10});
+window.SVGElement.prototype.getSubStringLength = () => (10);
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const source = fs.existsSync(args._[0]) ? fs.readFileSync(args._[0]).toString() : args._[0];
+
+const exsurge = require('..');
+
+const ctxt = new exsurge.ChantContext();
+const mappings = exsurge.Gabc.createMappingsFromSource(ctxt, source);
+const score = new exsurge.ChantScore(ctxt, mappings, args.useDropCap !== 'false');
+
+if (args.annotation) {
+    score.annotation = new exsurge.Annotation(ctxt, args.annotation);
+}
+
+const width = args.width || 1000;
+
+score.performLayout(ctxt, function() {
+    score.layoutChantLines(ctxt, width, function() {
+        const svg = score.createSvgNode(ctxt);
+        console.log(svg);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d31d5cd..4cda30e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
     "dev": "webpack --progress --colors --watch --mode=dev",
     "test": "mocha --compilers js:babel-core/register --colors -w ./test/*.js"
   },
+  "bin": {
+    "exsurge": "./bin/cli.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "yargs-parser": "^15.0.0",
+    "jsdom": "^11.12.0"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel": "^6.5.2",
     "babel-core": "^6.5.2",