An essay is presented which explores the work with the exlibris of Zippora Wulff which survives in the collection of the Sing- Akademie: the Wechselgesang der Miijam und Debora by Justin Heinrich Knecht. It mentions that the relationship between ancient poetry and modern music. It mentions that Messias had already been held up by both Jewish and non-Jewish critics for its encapsulation of the spirit of the poetry of the Hebrew Bible.