After a year that took people, health, and comfort from so many, Big Fil and Joshua Penn’s “Glad That We’re Here” is a gratitude anthem for everyone still standing to tell about it. Built around a warm, nostalgic groove and anchored by a hook that doubles as a testimony, the song doesn’t rush past grief to get to joy as it holds both at once. “It’s been a lot of ups and downs, a lot of people ain’t make it this year,” the artists sing, before landing on the simple, hard-won truth of the chorus: we’re still here.
The song was born out of real conversations Big Fil and Joshua Penn were having about the year behind them — the losses, the close calls, and the quiet miracle of an ordinary family gathering. Verse one drops listeners straight into Granny’s kitchen for the winter: gas prices up, money kind of low, but the family still made it there, the food still hits, and Donny Hathaway is still playing through the house. It’s a scene almost everyone can picture, and that’s the point — this is a song about presence over perfection, about the people and small rituals that make it feel like home. Verse two, from Joshua Penn, widens the lens from the kitchen table to the whole household: looking at his wife, his daughters and sons, and recognizing grace and favor in the fact that they’re all still together, still breathing, still able to let their hair down as a family.
What makes “Glad That We’re Here” stand out in a season crowded with holiday music is its emotional honesty. Instead of forcing a cheerful, glossy take on the holidays, the record makes room for the tension so many people are actually carrying — joy and grief sitting side by side at the same table. That honesty is exactly what gives the song staying power beyond a single season. It’s a reminder, delivered over a soulful, family-reunion kind of production, that faith doesn’t mean pretending the hard year didn’t happen. It means still showing up grateful anyway, “still smiling cause God don’t fail.”
Produced by Marv4MoBeats and written by Big Fil, Joshua Penn, and Marv4MoBeats, “Glad That We’re Here” carries the sound and spirit of Christian Hip-Hop’s family-first, testimony-driven tradition while feeling completely current. It’s a song for the dinner table, the drive to Grandma’s house, and the quiet moment of counting your blessings before the year turns over. It is also a strong addition to any playlist built around gratitude, family, faith, or the both/and of grief and joy during the holidays.
Lyrics:
[Chorus: Big Fil, Joshua Penn]
I’m just glad that we here
It’s been a lot ups and downs, a lot of people ain’t make it this year
I’m just glad that we here
Still carrying the truth
Still relevant, still bearing fruit
I’m just glad that we here
Glad we alive, still well, still smiling cause God don’t fail
I’m just glad that we’re here, yeah
I’m just glad that we’re here
I’m just glad that we’re here
[Verse 1: Big Fil]
Dope times with the with good people and good vibes
Celebrating loved ones standing by your side
Money kinda low, gas still high
But Granny house for the winter we gone still slide
Smells from the kitchen plus a family game night
No mac and cheese, naw something ain’t right
Donny Hathaway playing through the house
This the kind of love I’m talking about
[Chorus: Big Fil, Joshua Penn]
I’m just glad that we here
It’s been a lot ups and downs, a lot of people ain’t make it this year
I’m just glad that we here
Still carrying the truth
Still relevant, still bearing fruit
I’m just glad that we here
Glad we alive, still well, still smiling cause God don’t fail
I’m just glad that we’re here, yeah
I’m just glad that we’re here
I’m just glad that we’re here
[Verse 2: Joshua Penn]
Still got breath in our lungs, still upright looking at my daughters and sons
See the grace in my life, as I look at my wife
This is favor from God, feel the warmth from a hug with the family in town
Ain’t nothing better when the family around, you can let your hair down
This is love, can take it for granted
What we been through, understand it
[Chorus: Big Fil, Joshua Penn]
I’m just glad that we here
It’s been a lot ups and downs, a lot of people ain’t make it this year
I’m just glad that we here
Still carrying the truth
Still relevant, still bearing fruit
I’m just glad that we here
Glad we alive, still well, still smiling cause God don’t fail
I’m just glad that we’re here, yeah
I’m just glad that we’re here
I’m just glad that we’re here