Why do Klal YIsrael mention in the shira the Beit Hamikdash, מקדש ה' כוננו ידך, why was that apropos at that time? The Gemarah Sanhedrin (94a) says that חזקיהו was not made Mashiach because he did not say shira. Why is shira a prerequisite to becoming Mashiach?
The Maharal Gevurot Hashem (Ch. 47) says the word אז indicates joining that which is separated to its single source. He says this is alluded to in the makeup of the word itself. The word אז is made up of the letters א and ז. The letter ז stands for all of the possible divisions, the multiple paths that there are and they are joined to a א, to Hashem that controls them. He says that is the intent of the Zohar that says מהו "אז", אחד רוכב על שבעה.
The Maharal also says that the word אז means the exact present time, not past or future, it is above the boundaries of time. In other words, there is division only along the length of a timeline but if one is not bound by the timeline but can see the whole process it one shot, then one can see how all the pieces fit together. That is why אז is אחד רוכב על שבעה, the unity that is obvious when one looks at the entire picture (see Sifsay Chayim on Shevii Shel Pesach.)
What does this have to do with shira? The word shira besides meaning song means a circle as in the Mishna Shabbat (5:1) כל בעלי שיר יוצאין בשיר. In order to sing shira one has to come full circle, one has to see the unity, see the full picture. That is what the Midrash means that the אז of אז ישיר fixed the אז that Moshe said מאז באתי אל פרעה הֵרַע לָעָם הַזֶּה. Now that Moshe has experienced the full circle, he is able to sing shira. It is only one who is able to see sing shira, to achieve the shelemut that occurs from finishing the circle that can unite the world in the service of Hashem as is the job of Mashiach. That is why shira is necessary for Mashiach.
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