The drama and serenity we find in the contemporary song, Thy Word, are aptly captured in this arrangement for 3-5 or 2-3 octaves of handbells. The drama and serenity we find in the contemporary song, Thy Word, are aptly captured in this arrangement for 3-5 or 2-3 octaves of handbells. Like the original version of this well-known song, the sense of God's Word as the guiding presence in our lives is conveyed through sections with steady driving accompaniment patterns, a climatic final chorus, and a gently ending.