Isaac Watts' beloved 1719 hymn is not a Christmas carol but a triumphant anthem of Christ's second coming and earthly rule, —a truth that calls believers to worship with understanding as they anticipate the soon-coming King who will replace failing human governments with everlasting righteousness and peace. If ever the world needed a King to rule it is now. Reality dictates that while men and organizations strive to establish a one-world government, to resolve world problems, it is a counterfeit attempt to usurp the will of the Father: "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."