"Whenever God Shines His Light" . "Van Morrison" . "false"^^ . . "--02-20" . "Songs written by Van Morrison" . . "Van Morrison" . "Compact disc" . "1989 songs" . "2008-01-28"^^ . "5714deeb25ac0d8aee56a02a" . "1989-11-27"^^ . "Mercury Records" . . "false"^^ . "Whenever God Shines His Light" . . "false"^^ . "231000.0"^^ . "2"^^ . . "Vocal duets" . . . "2798" . "-0.497258"^^ . "USQX91501926" . "english" . . "910204" . . "Cliff Richard songs" . . "10"^^ . . "%22Whenever God Shines His Light%22 is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and released on his 1989 album Avalon Sunset as a duet with Cliff Richard. Although the album was released in June 1989, this song was released as a single in November 1989 for the Christmas sales market. Morrison and Richard performed the duet on the British music chart television show, Top of the Pops. The single charted at #20 on the UK Singles Chart and #3 on the Irish Singles Chart. Allmusic critic Jason Ankeny describes it as a %22standout opener%22 to Avalon Sunset. Critic Patrick Humphries describes it as %22the most manifest example of Morrison's Christian commitment,%22 claiming that although it %22is not one of Morrison's most outstanding songs%22 it works as %22a testament of faith.%22" . "1989 singles" . . "Van Morrison songs" . "122ff4de-5951-47cf-839f-b84b2f760b95" . "-0.552274"^^ . "303992"^^ .